Watch with Pearls
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1815 - c. 1830
Watch with dial chased in gold and silver. Front and back covers of the case set with a double row of pearls. Marked inside the case: 1754. Hatched case band (carrure). First half of the 19th century. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-12869; its record gives material recorded as pearl, gold (metal), silver (metal); technique ciselure; measurements diameter 4.5 cm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- pearl, gold (metal), silver (metal)
- Technique
- ciselure
- Dimensions
- diameter 4.5 cm · diameter 4,5 cm
- Measurements
- diameter 4.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Horloge met parels
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-12869
- Museum classification
- wrist watch · jewellery
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.